Kindler for fire-wood.



PATENT j aosEPH GEssN 'n, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

I KINDLEE Eon FIRE-WOOD.

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Be it known that I, jJosnri-r GEssNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Kindlers for Fire-l/Vood; and I do hereby declare the foll'owingto be a full,"clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othlo erss'killed in the art to'which'it appertains to mak'e'and use the same. I This invention has reference, generally to improvementsinT kindlers for fire-wood usedfin stoves, kitchen-ranges,furnaces, and

the like; and, the present invention relates,

more particularly, to a novel composition of matter, made in the form of small'cubelike or similar bodies, one or more of which.

7 are to be placed upon the Wood used in a stove, kitchen-range, furnace, and the like and is easily and quickly ignited, causing the j composition of matter to flow in its burning condition over the .Wood so as to readily set the same ablaze. 3 253, The present invention has for its princi- "pal object to provide a novel composition offmatter of the general character hereinafter setv forth and for the purposes above stated, which, is no1i-explosive and is not dangerous to the person lighting the same.

;, The invention has for its further object to provide an easilycombustible composition "of matter which; is readily ignited, melts and spreads itself as a burning mass over the woods The said composition of matter coni sists'of the following ingredients, combined 7 in' th'e proportions stated, viz :Kerosene or-fpetroleum,6 pounds; stearin, 4.5 ounces; soluble glass or ater glass, 3.5 ounces; resinous Inatter, 4.5 ounces; potash, 3.5'ounces.

'While the above stated composition of matter is'the preferred form, it will be understood, however, that the various pro- 1 portion, by weight, of the several ingredients may be varledYwithout departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

'In' producing the-{above stated composition of matter theifollowing process or steps ar'e employed: ..-The{several,ingredients are thoroughly mixed i -any suitable manner,

Specification of letters Patent. Patented Oct, 20, 1914', I Application filed November 16, 1910. Serial No. 592,649.

the water glass being in solution and thereupon suitably heated in a suitably constructed vessel until a substantially-thick 1 and semi-plastic mass is obtained. This semi-plastic mass is thereupon run from this vessel into a pan-shaped receiver, of. any suitable size, and provided with an open top,

in which the mass is allowed to cool and solidify into a block of a soft and waxy consistency. This block .is readily removedv fipm said pan-like receptacle, and is there- 7 uponv cut into smaller and cube-like pieces of any suitable sizes, as maybe necessary, according to the quantity of wood with which the fire-kindler is to be used. In. its

use, all that is necessary is to place one of these small cube-like pieces upon the top ofthepile of Wood which is'to be set on fire, and then apply a lighted match to the said cube-like piece. This piece will immediately'become ignited and ,will assume a liquid condition, flowing readily in a burning mass over the wood which takes fire very readily, on account of the burning kerosene o-r petroleum, as will be clearly evident. By means of the herein-above described composition of matter, I have easily pro-' duced a highly inflammable substance for the purposes heretofore stated, which can i be used with great safety, as there is probeing in solution, resinous matter, and pot ashall heated to form a thick and semi 1 plastic mass and cooled so as toprovide a mass of a soft and waxy consistency;

2. A composition of matter for fire-kindling purposes, consisting of a mixture of kerosene, stearin, soluble glass, said soluble glass being in solution, resinous matter, and potash all heated to form a thick and semiplastic mass andcooled so as toprovide a mass of a soft and waxy. consistency.

3. A composition of matter for fire-kinset forth above I have hereunto set my hand 1(filing purposes, C(ionsisting of a mixture of this 15th day of November 1910. erosene, 6 poun s, stearin, 4.5 ounces, soluble glass, 3.5 ounces, said soluble glass bec 1 JOSEPH GESSNER" 6 ing in solution, resinous matter, 4.5 ounces, Witnesses:

and potash, 3.5 ounces. 1 -GEORGE D. RICHARDS,

In testimony, that I claim the; invention FnnnK FRAENTZEL.

Copies of this intent may be obtained for five cents eaeh,b'y dressing the Commissioner of Patents,

1 Washington, D. 0. 

